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Re: Negation?

From:Herman Miller <hmiller@...>
Date:Friday, July 9, 1999, 1:29
On Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:04:58 -0700, Sally Caves <scaves@...>
wrote:

>I suppose "stop!" could be a substitute for "no" in these situtations, >but >what do you say to the child who asks: "shall I unplug the toaster for >you?" >If you have a verb that means "refrain!" then you are developing a "no."
"Leave that alone!"